MUSICA SACRA. Autumn 2026. A Concert Series of Intriguing Music

MUSICA SACRA Autumn 2026
A concert series of intriguing music

MUSICA SACRA concerts take place on Saturdays at 18:00 at St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu.

Promotional clip on YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/NbyctXB0TB0

Sat, 5 September 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

MOZART 270
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Andrus Kallastu (piano)
Programme: Mozart’s songs
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/OFCR6R6XI2/mozart-270-kai-kallastu-sopran-andrus-kallastu-klaver

Sat, 12 September 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

KURTAG 100
String Quartet V4: Miranda Liu (1st violin, Hungary), Daniel Rumler (2nd violin, Slovakia), Tomáš Krejbich (viola, Czech Republic), Bartosz Koziak (cello, Poland)
Programme: Kurtág’s string quartet works
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/PGYCX7VGAO/kurtag-100-keelpillikvartett-v4

Sat, 19 September 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

VIENNESE CLASSICS
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Andrus Kallastu (piano)
Programme: Beethoven, Haydn
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/7EDFDTCF6U/viini-klassikud-kai-kallastu-sopran-andrus-kallastu-klaver

Sat, 26 September 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

CHOPIN’S PIANO MUSIC
Kirill Lissijenko (piano)
Programme: Chopin
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/2CYG3R3EZ5/chopini-klaverimuusika-kirill-lissijenko-klaver

Sat, 10 October 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

SOLO / DUO
Leonora Palu (flute), Salme Regiina Palu (violin)
Programme: the Bachs, Mägi, Palu
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/5NLXKCPF5W/soolo-duo-leonora-palu-foot-salme-regiina-palu-viiul

Sat, 24 October 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

A PIANO AFTERNOON
Lauri Väinmaa (piano)
Programme: Beethoven, Pärt, Schubert
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/UMWEUKKP7C/klaveri-parastlouna-lauri-vainmaa-klaver

Sat, 31 October 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

Electronic Vocal Music Festival OPUS MIRUM 2026
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Andrus Kallastu (electronics)
Programme: the mystery CREATION AND END
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/Y3LZPRET5X/opus-mirum-2026-musteerium-loomine-ja-lopp-kai-kallastu-sopran-andrus-kallastu-elektroonika

Sat, 7 November 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

Electronic Vocal Music Festival OPUS MIRUM 2026
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Hans-Gunter Lock, Andrus Kallastu (electronics)
Programme: the mystery FINNO-UGRIC LAMENTS, premiere
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/33NEDP7UWP/opus-mirum-2026-musteerium-soome-ugri-itkud-kai-kallastu-sopran-andrus-kallastu-elektroonika

Sat, 14 November 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

CHOPIN’S PIANO MUSIC
Kirill Lissijenko (piano)
Programme: Chopin
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/S3LVILEM7O/chopini-klaverimuusika-kirill-lissijenko-klaver

Sat, 21 November 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

A PIANO AFTERNOON
Jorma Toots (piano)
Programme: Schubert
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/HMMIFDHF22/klaveri-parastlouna-jorma-toots-klaver

Sat, 28 November 2026 at 18:00
St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu

SACRED ARIAS
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Leonora Palu (flute), Andrus Kallastu (organ)
Programme: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
https://www.piletilevi.ee/piletid/SV2POBSOXB/vaimulikud-aariad-kai-kallastu-sopran-leonora-palu-floot-andrus-kallastu-orel

Concert duration: approximately 1 hour. Latecomers will not be admitted to the concert. Photography and filming are not permitted.

Single ticket: €30, sold on site half an hour before the concert begins (cash payment).
Single ticket: €20 in advance through Piletilevi at www.piletilevi.ee
https://www.piletilevi.ee/series/UYOYMZMDO2/musica-sacra-sugis-2026

Family ticket: €40 (one adult and children under 18), sold on site half an hour before the concert begins (cash payment).
Family ticket: €30 (one adult and children under 18) in advance through Piletilevi at www.piletilevi.ee

Supporter ticket: €50, sold on site half an hour before the concert begins (cash payment) and through Piletilevi at www.piletilevi.ee

Season ticket: €90, entitling the holder to attend all concerts in the 2026 autumn season.

An audience education programme for students accompanies the concert series; information: ooper@parnu.ee

In cooperation with: Eesti Kultuurkapital, Pärnu City, EELK Pärnu Eliisabeti Congregation, Tartu City, EELK Tartu University-Jaani Congregation, Autorfest, Pärnu Ooper

MUSICA SACRA is a concert series whose aim is to perform new works, give performers the opportunity to realise artistically outstanding concert programmes, involve high-level guest musicians in addition to Estonian musicians, and take concert projects from Estonia abroad. The concerts take place on Saturdays at six o’clock at St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu.

The concert series is organised by Pärnu Ooper, and its artistic director is Andrus Kallastu. An audience education programme for students accompanies the concert series; as part of the programme, a group of students and the teacher or other group leader accompanying them may attend the concert free of charge. To join the programme, please contact ooper@parnu.ee

Recording supporter ticket: €15. Please pay into Pärnu Ooper’s bank account at Swedbank:
Payee: PÄRNU OOPERISELTS
Account: EE382200221016501589
Payment description: TOETAJAPÄÄSE

Founded on 5 January 1993, Pärnu Ooper has offered quality music-making and intriguing theatrical solutions through varied productions. In addition to the standard repertoire of music history, Pärnu Ooper’s concerts and performances include mysterious church compositions, contemporary opera, performances, multimedia productions, dramatised concerts and experimental musical theatre. The core of Pärnu Ooper is the international Repoo Ensemble, consisting of composers, performers, writers, visual artists, actors and other creative people. Pärnu Ooper organises the SUVEAARIA festival and the MUSICA SACRA concert series, whose concerts take place in St. Elisabeth’s Church in Pärnu, with its excellent acoustics. The artistic director of Pärnu Ooper is composer and conductor Andrus Kallastu.